Adaptive Reuse in Houston, TX at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Meyerland Area
Building History
It was 1872 when Henry Henke set off hopeful from his hometown of New Orleans, to find a town sutiable to establish a new grocery store. He found a great need and seized the opportunity to introduce a market in Houston, Texas. The stores started out modestly with a handful of employees. One such employee, Camille G. Pillot, went from being Mr. Henke's bookkeeper to official business partner in 1885. By 1925, they had two successful locations in downtown and midtown Houston. In 1955, The Kroger Company acquired the chain and by 1956 they had expanded the grocery chain to 27 stores in the U.S. Finally, in 1966, Kroger rolled out an expansion in the Houston area that included phasing out the Henke & Pillot name as part of a rebranding. The Henke & Pillot grocery market building was built in 1969 and U-Haul acquired the iconic building in 1979.
Environmental Impact
Serving U-Haul customers since 1979, this facility was built through adaptive reuse of an abandoned building. Adaptive reuse promotes infill development in an effort to strengthen communities, with the following benefits achieved at this site:
- 35 tons of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented
- 1,913 tons of new concrete pours avoided
- 1,948 tons of construction and demolition debris prevented
Energy-efficiency and waste-reduction programs at this facility provide the following estimated benefits each year for this Houston community:
- 84,035 kWh annual energy savings
- 957,899 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented
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Steel Production 35 tons (32 tonnes) of steel manufacturing and delivery saved to date
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Energy 84,035 kWh annual energy savings
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Concrete 1,913 tons (1,736 tonnes) of new concrete pours avoided to date
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Emissions 957,899 lbs (434,500 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented
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Landfill Debris 1,948 lbs (884 kgs) of construction debris prevented
